Side Imaging Technology
I have two Humminbird Helix 7 units on my boat. They only have down imaging. Is side imaging really worth all the money for just the average fisherman? If so, what unit would you recommend. Mainly fishing on Lake Norman and Lake Hickory in NC.
Thanks
David
David,
I fish Norman quite a bit. I also use Helix units. I use side imaging more than anything else. When I'm graphing, I'm mostly looking for brush piles, and shooting a beam out 75' on each side of the boat saves me a lot of time. When I see something, I can move the cursor and drop a waypoint. My Helix is old (Gen1, I think). You may be able to just buy a transducer with side imaging and add it to your console unit. side imaging does not help me on the bow of the boat, so I don't have mine networked up there, I just have a dedicated Sonar/DI/SI transducer for the console. Check with Humminbird about transducer compatibility. If you do get one, watch a video or 2 on Youtube about mounting it for a clear line of site (I think Humminbird has an official video).
